Thesaurus / deject
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Simulacra deorum immortalium depulsa sunt et statu veterum hominum deject.
DDERLEIN'S HAND-BOOK OF LATIN SYNONYMESLUDWIG DDERLEINAnd I alone, of all men “most deject and wretched,” survive them all.
THE LIFE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE VOL. 1 OF 2EDWARD TYAS COOKSome names stimulate and encourage the owner; others deject and paralyze him: I am a melancholy instance of that truth.
KENELM CHILLINGLY, COMPLETEEDWARD BULWER-LYTTONFor one, the worst event of this day, though it may deject, shall not break or subdue me.
THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE, VOL. III. (OF 12)EDMUND BURKEI must deject you now and make you listen to me; there is not much more to hear.
LOOK BACK ON HAPPINESSKNUT HAMSUNThis did not dishearten or deject the golden party; far from it.
GARGANTUA AND PANTAGRUEL, COMPLETE.FRANCOIS RABELAISThe things which do not disturb her temper may, perhaps, deject her spirits.
A STRANGE STORY, COMPLETEEDWARD BULWER-LYTTONNo longer can the outside of things deceive him, or the defeats of the higher by the lower deject, much less overwhelm him.
PAINTED WINDOWSHAROLD BEGBIEAdversity, which is the withholding of earthly delights, will not much grieve thee, or easily deject thee.
A CHRISTIAN DIRECTORY (VOLUME 1 OF 4)RICHARD BAXTERWORDS RELATED TO DEJECT
- abuse
- belittle
- chill
- cry down
- decry
- defame
- degrade
- deject
- demoralize
- denigrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- dis
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- dishearten
- dismiss
- dispirit
- dispraise
- downcry
- dump on
- lower
- malign
- minimize
- pan
- put down
- put hooks in
- rap
- ridicule
- roast
- run down
- scorch
- scorn
- slam
- slander
- smear
- sour grapes
- tear down
- traduce
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
- write off
- annoy
- bore
- burn out
- bush
- collapse
- crawl
- debilitate
- deject
- depress
- disgust
- dishearten
- dispirit
- displease
- distress
- drain
- droop
- drop
- enervate
- ennui
- exasperate
- fag
- fail
- faint
- fatigue
- flag
- fold
- give out
- go stale
- grow weary
- harass
- irk
- irritate
- jade
- nauseate
- overburden
- overstrain
- overtax
- overwork
- pain
- pall
- peter out
- poop out
- prostrate
- put to sleep
- sap
- sicken
- sink
- strain
- tax
- vex
- weaken
- wear
- wear down
- wear out
- wilt
- worry
- yawn
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